A cylinder exploded in a house in New Kalpana Chawl along the Western Express Highway in Vile Parle around 6 am on Tuesday. Five people were injured in the blast and have been admitted to VN Desai Hospital. A doctor at the hospital said that the condition of all victims is now stable.

The exact cause of the cylinder explosion could not be ascertained. As soon as the local residents came to know about the incident, they rushed to the spot and admitted the injured to VN Desai Hospital. The five people injured in the cylinder blast have been identified as Amar Rai, 27, Jairam Yadav, 27, Harekumar Rai, 38, Rakesh Kumar Rai, 30, and Arun Kumar Rai, 45.